Connery v. Sewell

George A. Gordinier, sheriff of Rensselaer county, died in office September 28,1925. On September 30,1925, Governor Smith appointed John F. Cahill as sheriff to fill the vacancy. On October 5, 1925, Sheriff Cahill duly appointed the petitioner to a position provided for in and by chapter 77 of the Laws of 1915, which position is therein termed “ court officer.” The petitioner, Connery, on the same day duly took the constitutional oath of office and filed the same in the Rensselaer county clerk’s office. The respondent, J. Irving Sewell, was duly elected as sheriff of said county at the…